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Catching up on two Olympics points

1) Nationalistic coverage. Background: previous comments about the quite impressive Sino-centrism of what China Central TV chooses to broadcast.Right now as I type, some of the marquee events of track and field, on the last night of competition, are... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Sat, Aug 23 2008

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17 Aug 08 visit A Night at the Bird’s Nest  »  China Journal Saturday night was a major athletic night at the National Stadium—a smorgasbord of track and field events crowned by Jamaican Usain Bolt’s camera-ready finale, making the smashing of a world record look easy. Usain Bolt of Jamaica as he took...
21 Aug 08 visit Beijing Games coverage to top list  »  People's Daily The Beijing Games will top all previous broadcasts of the event in terms of coverage and technology. An official said some 4.5 billion people would have viewed the Games on TV and online. For the first time, the Games are being broadcast in digital...
24 Apr 08 visit Hu regrets unfriendly events in France  »  Shanghai Daily PRESIDENT Hu Jintao said yesterday that China had always valued the Sino-French relationship and regretted seeing events occur that hurt Chinese feelings. China is sticking to its policy of Sino-French friendship,...
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25 Apr 08 visit President Hu: China values ties with France, unwilling to see events hurting Chinese feelings  »  People's Daily President Hu Jintao said in Beijing on Thursday that China had always valued the Sino-French relationship and was regretful to see events occur that hurt Chinese feelings. China sticks to the policy of Sino-French friendship, all-r ...

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